Isreal - Draft

JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel's prime minister has dissolved ahigh-profile committee assigned to reform the country's militarydraft law to spread the burden among more sectors of society. Tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews are exempt fromcompulsory military service. Israel's Supreme Court recently ruledthe current exemption system illegal and ordered the government tocome up with an alternative by July 31. Benjamin Netanyahu says the committee would not be able tocompose legislation that would be approved by parliament. A keyparty quit the body after a proposal to require Israel's minorityArabs to do civilian service was softened. In a statement Monday, Netanyahu said he was still committed toan "equal sharing of the burden." The ultra-Orthodox claim they serve the state by serving God.